Technology Integration Activity
Brian Hundley
Activity: “Weight Training Program”
Grade Level: 10th grade-12th grade
Objectives:
- By the end of the unit, the students will be able to correctly document and recognize progression and
improvements in weight lifting.
- By the end of the unit, the students will know basic exercise principles and concepts relating to weight
lifting.
- By the end of the unit, the students will work together to complete actual lifting exercises.
Alabama Course of Study Objectives:
-Demonstrate movement patterns from a variety of physical activities that enhance
cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition.
-Contrast goals for attaining fitness with those for maintaining fitness.
-Apply principles of specificity, overload, frequency, intensity, time, and progression to physical
activities.
National Education Technology Standards:
-Use technology effectively and productively: Identify technology used in health and fitness
studies.
-Conduct research and use information: Identify resources online that supply information and
materials for the assignment.
Description:
This assignment is similar to the training log that you will be keeping. However, this workout
program will not only include a two day-a-week workout like your training log. This will be a 6 week
workout program that you will develop based on the principles we have talked about during the
semester (sets-reps and goals) and examples and information you may find on your own. This program
does not have to be a program that you would use. I just have to be able to recognize the goals or where
the improvements are made by the end of the program. The program can be a 3 day-a-week (Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday) or a 4 day-a-week program (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday) routine.
Each workout must follow the consistency, correct documentation, and logical flow that each of you
have shown already. By that I mean a workout that looks like this: MONDAY-Squats, Bicep Curls, Inclined
Bench Press, and One-Arm-Rows; will NOT be acceptable. Here is a link that will help you with this
assignment if you choose to use it: http://www.exrx.net/Lists/WorkoutMenu.html
you can browse this site for helpful tips, exercises, and ideas.
Activity Preparation:
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The students have been learning about weight lifting throughout the semester. The focus of the
class so far has been based on learning the basic principles and concepts relating to weight
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lifting such as: difference in reps and physical outcomes, different muscle contractions, and type
of muscles.
The students have been performing weight training exercises provided to them by the teacher
to get every student familiar with the weight room.
Each student has been through an orientation of each piece of equipment in the weight room,
along with the correct technique in spotting another student performing certain lifts.
Each student is encouraged to used personal smart phones or tablets to assist in documenting
their exercises to lead to a paperless classroom.
The smart board in the gymnasium will be used to show examples of weight training programs.
The main online resource we will be using is the web site www.exrx.net
Students will be encouraged to use other resources such as other web sites and applications
found on smart phones or tablets.
Activity Procedure:
Week 1:
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Students will be given information and background on how to create a personal weight training
program.
o Use examples through www.exrx.net
o Use previous personal weight training programs the teacher has used
Students will find at least one other resource to use that will either be online, or on their
personal smart phones or tablets as an application. There are many fitness applications to
choose from.
o Use classroom iPad to show students applications that are recommended by the teacher
Students will begin to create their own weight training program that follows the description on
the assignment given to them by the teacher.
Teacher will conduct presidential physical fitness pre- test to document students beginning
fitness levels.
o Teacher will use HealthStar Manager and HealthStar Tracker to easily document fitness
assessments and scores.
Week 2:
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Students must complete the designing of their personal weight training program.
o The program must follow the description of the assignment
o The program must show room for improvement in some fitness aspect
o The program must be neatly organized
o The program must point out distinct goals of the program
Students will begin execution of their personal weight training program
o Teacher will continue to closely monitor students for correct safety techniques
o Students will be encouraged to use personal smart phones and tablets to easily
document workouts and progression
Week 3-Week 7:
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Students will complete execution of personal weight training program
o Students will be encouraged to document progression and improvement throughout the
program
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Students will be encouraged to use personal smart phones and tablets to easily
document workouts and progression
At the end of week 7, the teacher will execute presidential physical fitness post- test
o Using HealthStar Manager and HealthStar Tracker, the teacher will document fitness
assessments and scores and compare them to the pre-fitness tests taken
Students will then turn in a training log of their personal weight lifting program
o The personal program will be turned in as a hard copy
o The training log will follow the requirements pointed out in the description of the
assignment.
Tools and Resources:
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A number of smart phone and tablet application
o Internet:
 www.exrx.net
 Other internet resources students found on their own
o Training log template provided by teacher via www.exrx.net
o Weight lifting examples provided by teacher
HealthStar Manager
o Computer program that documents rubrics and physical fitness assessments
HealthStar Tracker
o iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad application that syncs with HealthStar Manager to document
fitness assessments
Assessment:
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Did the students show progression or improvement through their weight lifting program?
Was the training log turned in as a neatly organized document?
Did the students use the internet resources given to them?
Did the students show the ability to use a smart phone or tablet application to document
workouts?
Did the students show knowledge of basic weight lifting principles and concepts?
Did the students work together to follow all safety precautions, using correct spotting
techniques?
Did the workout program pin-point a goal?
Rubric:
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Rubric created using www.myt4l.com (attachment)
Comments:
This assignments is a great way to get students to perform research on own to design personal weight
lifting programs. The advantage of a student being able to successfully design their own weight lifting
program is that once that student leaves that class, they will have the ability and knowledge to continue
lifelong fitness outside of the classroom because of what was learned in the classroom. Whether that
student takes advantage of that knowledge will be up to them and will lead to their future fitness levels
as they age.